Comments on: Glam Media Adds $10 Million Funding; Total Funding $124 Million To-Date http://www.centernetworks.com/glam-funding-10-million Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MrViklund http://www.centernetworks.com/glam-funding-10-million/comment-page-#comment-22001 MrViklund Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-22001 This company must be doing something reeeaaally important. $124 Million, that's ridiculous. And after reading this article I still have no idea what the company does. This company must be doing something reeeaaally important. $124 Million, that’s ridiculous. And after reading this article I still have no idea what the company does.

]]> By: Ameeda Chowdhury http://www.centernetworks.com/glam-funding-10-million/comment-page-#comment-22002 Ameeda Chowdhury Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-22002 It’s impressive that they are able to make money off of display advertising, and internationally no less. How can sites like Facebook, with fast-growing international user-bases, can learn a better way to monetize from Glam? BTW, are you going to be at the NYC ENT events later this month? www.snazl.com It’s impressive that they are able to make money off of display advertising, and internationally no less. How can sites like Facebook, with fast-growing international user-bases, can learn a better way to monetize from Glam?

BTW, are you going to be at the NYC ENT events later this month?

http://www.snazl.com

]]> By: chrispian http://www.centernetworks.com/glam-funding-10-million/comment-page-#comment-22003 chrispian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-22003 Ameeda, sites like Facebook, MySpace and other social networks don't have FOCUS of subject. They are like forums in many regards in that they have a large number of repeat visitors who do very little interaction with advertisements on the site. On the flip side, you have a highly focused magazine style site like the ones Glam produces which are very targetted and draw large numbers of both repeat and new visitors. Because the ads are also highly targetted they can charge MORE than Facebook & MySpace and display less ads and still make more money. Ameeda, sites like Facebook, MySpace and other social networks don’t have FOCUS of subject. They are like forums in many regards in that they have a large number of repeat visitors who do very little interaction with advertisements on the site. On the flip side, you have a highly focused magazine style site like the ones Glam produces which are very targetted and draw large numbers of both repeat and new visitors. Because the ads are also highly targetted they can charge MORE than Facebook & MySpace and display less ads and still make more money.

]]> By: Ameeda Chowdhury http://www.centernetworks.com/glam-funding-10-million/comment-page-#comment-22004 Ameeda Chowdhury Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-22004 Chrispian, I agree with you, and the difference is all too obvious. Having said that, though, social sites could learn a lot from sites like Glam. Social sites need to actively figure out how to create different streams of conversation and sharing that are more topical. I know that even on the site I work on, Snazl, we designed the system to be as topic-specific as possible. Granted we've only been operating in public for the last 4 months and only time will tell if our specific method works, but I think we've learned a lot from more focused sites like Glam. Chrispian,
I agree with you, and the difference is all too obvious. Having said that, though, social sites could learn a lot from sites like Glam. Social sites need to actively figure out how to create different streams of conversation and sharing that are more topical. I know that even on the site I work on, Snazl, we designed the system to be as topic-specific as possible. Granted we’ve only been operating in public for the last 4 months and only time will tell if our specific method works, but I think we’ve learned a lot from more focused sites like Glam.

]]> By: Ameeda Chowdhury http://www.centernetworks.com/glam-funding-10-million/comment-page-#comment-22005 Ameeda Chowdhury Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-22005 Chrispian, I agree with you, and the difference is all too obvious. Having said that, though, social sites could learn a lot from sites like Glam. Social sites need to actively figure out how to create different streams of conversation and sharing that are more topical. I know that even on the site I work on, Snazl, we designed the system to be as topic-specific as possible. Granted we've only been operating in public for the last 4 months and only time will tell if our specific method works, but I think we've learned a lot from more focused sites like Glam. Chrispian,
I agree with you, and the difference is all too obvious. Having said that, though, social sites could learn a lot from sites like Glam. Social sites need to actively figure out how to create different streams of conversation and sharing that are more topical. I know that even on the site I work on, Snazl, we designed the system to be as topic-specific as possible. Granted we’ve only been operating in public for the last 4 months and only time will tell if our specific method works, but I think we’ve learned a lot from more focused sites like Glam.

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